DONALD TRUMP: Says He Sometimes Carries a Gun for Self-Defense And The Response Was…

Uh-oh, Trump just went into forbidden territory. Will he get roasted by the media like Ben Carson?

Washington (AFP) – Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump says he sometimes carries a gun to protect himself, after a spate of shootings at colleges ramped up debate about firearms in the United States.

The revelation is likely to spark a backlash from advocates calling for tighter control of guns, after three separate shootings at US universities or colleges this month left 11 people dead.

Asked why years ago he obtained a concealed weapons permit, Trump told the CBS program “Face the Nation”: “Because I like to have myself protected.”